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Hannah Johnston
@norellehan.bsky.social
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History PhD candidate at Stanford thinking about gender, sexuality, & labor in #earlymodern Italy. Researcher and writer for "Noble Blood" from iHeartMedia. Incurable gossip, dog park regular, proud union member (x2). they/she

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Hannah Johnston @norellehan.bsky.social · Nov 13
I tend to post mostly about funky archival finds, union stuff, and my precious perfect dog Tony (short for Rigatoni, obviously). You can find me and some of my public work here! 2/2

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I went here and everybody knew you were a young boy whose father took him to the city to see a marching band
The entrance of a cafe in Rome. Above the door is an awning with the cafe’s name, which reads “Emo caffè.”
May 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.
May Day protesters will rally nationwide against the 'war on working people'
May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on T...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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5 early-bird tickets are left to apply for: tvce2025.eventbrite.com

#LGBTQAdvocacy #ProtectTransHealthcare #Queer #AffirmingCareNow #TransLivesMatter #EqualityInHealthcare #LGBTQCommunitySupport #EndHealthcareDiscrimination #TransInclusiveCare #Trans #Conference #Symposium #AcademicSky
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March 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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tvce.bsky.social
The Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence invites you to apply to present at our first annual Symposium on 8th July: www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/tra...
Deadline for submissions 28th April

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#Conference #OpenCall #Symposium #Opportunity
#Queer #LGBTQIA2S+ #LGBT
Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence (TVCE) 1st Annual Symposium
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is delighted to announced that on the 8th July, in collaboration with the Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence [TVCE], the De-Centre for Socially Engaged Practice an...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Last night the Jewish holiday of Purim began, where we celebrate and honor the courage it takes to resist state violence and empire. We stand in solidarity with Palestinians who face increased violence on Purim, while already enduring the Israeli government’s genocide and occupation.
March 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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As we enter Shabbat, we cannot rest while this injustice happens before our eyes. Take action at jvp.org/callformahmoud and jvp.org/emailformahmoud
Call Congress: Demand the release of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. - JVP
A permanent resident of the United States could face imminent deportation because he stood up for Palestinian rights. We must act now.
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March 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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We are so grateful to the Shakespeare Association of America and its trustees @saaupdates.bsky.social for so generously hosting the first ever meeting of GQEM, at the upcoming joint SAA/RSA conference in Boston! The meeting will be during lunch on Saturday, March 22nd, from 1-2pm. See you there!
February 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It’s out! Today is publication day for Gender and the Book Trades, from the conference of the same name in June 2021. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and read drafts of this behemoth's xxii + 492 pages. We are so proud of it and hope you enjoy. brill.com/edcollbook/t...
Gender and the Book Trades
"Gender and the Book Trades" published on 01 Jan 2025 by Brill.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
norellehan.bsky.social
I think I’ve found the dissertation writing promised land - a cafe a 3 min walk from my house that has breakfast AND lunch food, plays 2010s hipster music, has tons of tables and 2 bathrooms 🥹 it’s beautiful and I’m never leaving
January 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
norellehan.bsky.social
And just like that, I’m done teaching my first ever lecture course (minus a huge pile of grading I’m choosing to ignore until tomorrow)! Building and prepping a whole survey course by myself was so much more of a challenge than I thought, but also more of a delight — 1/3
A pink post it note on a gray wall. The note reads, “Be right back! -Prof. J” A selfie of a me in front of an empty classroom. My face is peeking out from the bottom right corner of the frame. An empty classroom from the teacher’s perspective. There are several blackboards on the back wall and rows of student desks with blue chairs and beige tabletops.
December 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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martinevanelk.bsky.social
Giving the starter pack for people interested in early modern women another little boost. Lots of great scholars here! go.bsky.app/Cqqbspt
November 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Me every day after teaching
A small white dog resting on a bed with an orange comforter, covered by a grey throw blanket. The dog is almost falling asleep.
November 18, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education has just published its SECOND issue.
Y’all should check out Volume 1, Issue 2, it’s free & open access!!
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Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education Announcing Volume 1, Issue 2: “‘In Some Ways They’re the People Who Need it the Most’: Mobilizing Queer Joy with Sex Ed Teachers in New Brunswick, Canada” by Casey Burkholder and Melissa Keehn
“Placing student success and well-being at the center of the educational process: How the Magic City Acceptance Academy promotes an ethical and caring school culture” by D. Keith Gurley, Dwayne White, and Matthew Fifolt “Curiosity, Passion, & Proximity: Motivations for Attending Safe Zone Trainings” by D Chase J. Catalano, Daniel Tillapaugh, Rachel Wagner, Kari Dockendorff, and Nina Tissi- Gassoway “‘We Don’t Do That’: Negotiating Graduate Education as a Bisexual+ Student” by Kaity Prieto and Victoria B. Olivo “Using Mixed Methods to Explore Forms of Harassment for K- 12 BIPOC Trans Students” by Caroline Reale-Smith, Mario I. Suárez, and Emma Mecham “Pedagogies of the Home and Terquedad in Transgender Parenting and Teaching” by Jackson M. Matos Editors: Kamden K. Strunk, Antonio Duran, & Stephanie Anne Shelton All all articles for FREE here
November 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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This is a marvelous resource. #earlymodern 🗃️
November 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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It's about that time of year again....
A meme depicting one night in amour standing over and about to hit with a folding chair a second, similarly clad, knight who is on hands and knees on the ground. The standing knight is labeled "Me in August." The knight on the ground is labeled "Me in November." The folding chair is labeled "My own syllabi."
November 20, 2023 at 6:28 PM
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"Like all empires, this one rested on a foundation of lies." #Oathbreakers, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social on 12/10. The story of how Charlemagne's grandsons fought a brutal civil war and shattered the Frankish Empire.

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Oathbreakers
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that wou...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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wendylrouse.bsky.social
History educators, wondering what you can do in this moment? You can learn queer history and teach queer history.
November 10, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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tomaashby.bsky.social
The Simpsons on PhD students - almost twenty years old & more cutting than ever
November 13, 2024 at 9:14 PM
norellehan.bsky.social
Why does diving back into my archive notes after a couple months feel the same as actually reading archival documents?? I can’t read the handwriting and there are all these weird abbreviations everywhere… the early modern is calling from inside the house
November 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
norellehan.bsky.social
Hi new followers! 👋 I’m Hannah! I’m a history PhD candidate at Stanford, currently dissertating on procurement in early modern Venice and Rome, teaching EM Europe at CUNY City College, and researching and writing for the iHeartmedia scripted history podcast Noble Blood, hosted by Dana Schwartz. 1/2
November 13, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Calling all women's studies scholars: please spread the word about the bursary from the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837. £750 available to fund research in the field.
#funding #ECR #PhD #AcademicWriting
Applications open until 15 December. See website for details.
womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
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November 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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I made a Starter Pack for Women's and Gender History because when I looked yesterday I couldn't seen one - sorry if it's now been superseded.

You know the drill by now: please just let me know if you'd like to be added, and equally if you'd prefer not to be listed, just shout.

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November 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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I don't believe there's been one of these yet. Let me know who I'm missing/would like to be added! #medieval #earlymodern 🗃️ go.bsky.app/J7oLA9C
November 10, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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God bless the librarians.
November 11, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Just created a starter pack for people interested in early modern women! Somewhat random and definitely incomplete, so please suggest more people to add (including yourself) go.bsky.app/Cqqbspt
November 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM